https://www.cnet.com/news/google-assistant-gets-native-controls-for-ovens-coffee-makers-and-more/ >After all the bombast over Duplex had died down, Google quietly rolled out a more immediately relevant smart home upgrade at Google's I/O Developer Conference. During a developer keynote session, the search giant revealed nine new device types that will now work natively with Google Assistant -- blinds, kettles, ovens, refrigerators, air purifiers, fans, air conditioners, coffee makers and sprinklers. >Google Assistant is the company's voice-controlled digital helper similar to Amazon's Alexa. You can talk to Google Assistant on your smartphone or a smart speaker such as a Google Home to control more than 5,000 devices. With support for native integrations, third-party developers can add Google Assistant controls to their devices, and they won't have to include clunky extra activation language.